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Model zipping a red-and-blue dotted sherpa fleece inspired by Lichtenstein’s Cathedral #2

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Child drawing on paper titled "Seven Soothing Sketches" with colorful markers and a pill organizer on a table.

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  • Crowded nighttime street with brass musicians playing while people dance, walk, and watch from porches.
    Crowded nighttime street with brass musicians playing while people dance, walk, and watch from porches.

    Archibald John Motley, Jr., Gettin' Religion, 1948. Oil on linen, overall: 32 × 39 7/16 in. (81.3 × 100.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, Josephine N. Hopper Bequest, by exchange 2016.15. © Valerie Gerrard Browne

  • Abstract artwork with a large central black oval and various textured shapes and holes.
    Abstract artwork with a large central black oval and various textured shapes and holes.

    Lee Bontecou, Untitled, 1961, 1961. Welded steel, canvas, wire and rope, overall: 72 1/2 × 66 × 24 3/4 in. (184.2 × 167.6 × 62.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 61.41. © Lee Bontecou; Courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, N.Y.

  • A colorful, energetic painting of a smiling woman with raised arms wearing a yellow skirt.
    A colorful, energetic painting of a smiling woman with raised arms wearing a yellow skirt.

    Willem de Kooning, Woman and Bicycle, 1952–1953. Oil, enamel, and charcoal on linen, overall: 76 1/2 × 49 1/8 in. (194.3 × 124.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 55.35. © The Willem de Kooning Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A Black man wearing a black beret, suit jacket, and slacks sits in a peacock chair. The back of his chair is various shades of grey and features glimpses of newspaper clippings throughout. He holds a spear in his left hand and a rifle in the other. The floor is rust colored with an irregularly shaped zebra print rug. The wall behind him is off-white with rust colored intersecting lines.
    A Black man wearing a black beret, suit jacket, and slacks sits in a peacock chair. The back of his chair is various shades of grey and features glimpses of newspaper clippings throughout. He holds a spear in his left hand and a rifle in the other. The floor is rust colored with an irregularly shaped zebra print rug. The wall behind him is off-white with rust colored intersecting lines.

    Henry Taylor, Huey Newton, 2007. Acrylic and collaged photocopies on canvas, overall: 94 9/16 × 76 1/4 in. (240.2 × 193.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg in honor of Adam D. Weinberg 2016.86. © Henry Taylor

  • A rectangular green-yellow light patch on the floor shows a streetlamp silhouette and scattered bird shadows.
    A rectangular green-yellow light patch on the floor shows a streetlamp silhouette and scattered bird shadows.

    Paul Chan, 1st Light, 2005. Video installation, black-and-white and color, silent, 14 min., overall: 103 × 245 × 283 in. (261.6 × 622.3 × 718.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film and Video Committee 2007.4. © Paul Chan, courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York

  • A thin green triangular strip runs horizontally near the top of a large white canvas.
    A thin green triangular strip runs horizontally near the top of a large white canvas.

    Carmen Herrera, Blanco y Verde, 1959. Acrylic on canvas, overall: 68 1/8 × 60 1/2 in. (173 × 153.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 2014.63. © Carmen Herrera; courtesy Lisson Gallery, London

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    © Carmen Herrera

On the Hour

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Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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